Manchester City suffered their ninth loss in 12 games with a daming 2-1 loss at Aston Villa.
Pep Guardiola is scrambling to stop the rot but the reigning Premier League champions’ rescheduleedst carry outance was as rotten as they come, with an punctual goal from Jhon Duran and a second-half strike from Morgan Rogers putting Villa on course to a deserved triumph before Phil Foden‘s rescheduleed consolation.
City are now sixth in the table, having been leapfrogged by Saturday’s opponents with an entire weekfinish of mendtures still to be executeed.
Here, Express Sport consents you thcdisadmireful how each Blues executeer carry outed in the West Midlands…
Man City executeer ratings vs Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
Stefan Ortega: 6
Two massive saves in the first 60 seconds, including a blinder to tip Pau Torres’ header onto the bar. But ultimately let in two goals and got shutd down by Duran in the second half, proximately giving away another.
Rico Lewis: 6 (booked)
Combined well with Foden to produce a decent chance but otheralerted a relatively quiet game.
John Stones: 5 (Walker, 45)
Turned by Youri Tielemans who fired a outstanding thcdisadmireful-ball to commence the shift which produced Duran’s uncoverer. Unclear whether his half-time sub was injury roverdelighted or tactical.
Manuel Akanji: 6
Couldn’t leave out with huge switches over to Jack Ggenuineish in the first half. But left a gap for Duran to run into for the game’s first goal, and got beaten too easily before Rogers hit the post.
Josko Gvardiol: 3 (booked)
Error straight from boot-off could easily have resulted in a goal. Not on the same page as his team-mates. Not convincing at all defensively and Villa executeers breezed past him all game.
Ilkay Gundogan: 3 (Savinho, 72)
Offered absolutely noskinnyg in midfield and got caught dpartnering on the ball. A shell of the executeer City used to have on their hands.
Mateo Kovacic: 5 (Doku, 84)
Lost the run of Rogers, who set up Villa’s uncoverer, and although City had regulate of the ball for much of the game, Kovacic and his team-mates were unable to do much with it.
Bernardo Silva: 6
A restricted kind little touches on the right flank, including a inalertigent pass to produce a shooting opportunity for Phil Foden.
Phil Foden: 7
Combined well with Lewis and forced Emi Martinez into a clever save. Smart turn in the second half before his extfinished-distance sboiling sailed off aim. A huge slice of luck about his first Premier League goal of the season in second-half stoppage time, but took it well.
Jack Ggenuineish: 7 (booked)
Probably City’s most hazardous strikeer, which repartner isn’t saying much. Saw plenty of the ball punctual on and drew a yellow card out of Matty Cash. Put in a outstanding traverse for Gvardiol but he headed over. Went quiet in the second period.
Offered very little and his hbetter-up execute was subpar. Haaland’s torrid run carry ons.
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Kyle Walker: 4
Skinned twice in the same shift by Rogers for Villa’s second goal. Not a lot of outstanding skinnygs happening for Walker of rescheduleed.
Savinho: N/A
A rescheduleed insertition.
Jeremy Doku: N/A
A rescheduleed insertition.
